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<h1>Creating an index file
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<P>A good index file helps users to locate the information they need. HTML Help Workshop provides the tools needed to create and edit an index file for your help system.</P>

<h4>To create an index file</h4>

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	<li>On the <b>File </b>menu, click <b>New</b>, and then click <b>Index</b>. 
	<li><a href="idxent.htm">Add keywords</a> to the index (.hhk) file you have created. If you plan to use your index only on a Web site, you can create a <A HREF="idxsite2.htm">site map index</A>.
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<h3>Notes</h3>
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If you are designing a help system using the <A HREF="tripane.htm">Help Viewer</A>, adding an index file to your help project will also create the <b>Index </b>tab in the Navigation pane after the project is compiled.
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If you are designing for a Web site or your own frameset, make sure you <A HREF="htaxin.htm">add the HTML Help ActiveX control</A> to the appropriate files and <A HREF="cntfr.htm">specify a default frame</A> to display your index file.
<li>If you compile a help file and <a href="prjcmp8.htm">set the compatibility to version 1.0</a>, a site map index will be created.
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